#rail-strikes

#rail-strikes

Major travel disruption is expected today as up to a million people are set to attend the last day of Notting Hill Carnival. Ladbroke Grove is closed all day and stations including Latimer Road, Notting Hill Gate, Westbourne Park, Holland Park and Queensway will run an exit only service from 11am to 6pm. The main parade starts at 10.30am and sound systems will go live at 12.00pm, with floats, music and stalls set to end by 8pm.

Millions of people in the UK face travel disruption this bank holiday weekend, contending with busy roads, a rail strike and engineering works. There is likely to be significant disruption on the rail network on CrossCountry routes from Aberdeen to Cornwall because of a strike by the RMT union over pay, safety and staffing. The RAC has also warned roads will be busy on Friday, with three million getaway journeys planned, and particularly heavy traffic on the M5 between Bristol and Devon.

France's national health authority has launched a spring Covid-19 booster campaign for at-risk individuals, running from April 14th to June 15th, prioritizing their vaccination before summer.